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Reticulate loach: Botia lohachata
Systematic posotion:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Order: Cypriniformes (Carps)
Family: Cobitidae (carp and minnows)
Genus: Botia
Species: B. lohachata
Common names: Bou, Rani, Beti (Bangladesh); Reticulate loach (Fishbase); Lohachat (India).
Distribution: Indus river system (Pakistan); Ganga drainage (India); Nepal (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991) and Bangladesh.
Conservation status: Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN, …read more
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Mozambique Tilapia: Oreochromis mossambicus
Synonyms:
Chromis (Tilapia) mossambicus: Peters, 1852.
Tilapia mossambica: Jones and Sarojini, 1952.
Oreochromis mossambica: Trewavas, 1983.
Common name: Mozambique Tilapia (English name).
Local name: Tilapia.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteihthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species: O. Mossambicus
Morphological description:
Elongated body is fairly compressed and deep. Upper profile is more convex than …read more
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Indian glassy fish: Chanda ranga
Synonyms:
Ambassis ranga: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Ahmad, N. 194; Bhuiyan, 1964.
Chanda ranga: Hamilton, 1822; Menon, 1974.
Chanda lala: Hamilton, 1822.
Common name: Indian glassy fish (English name).
Bangla name: Lal chanda, Ranga chanda.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centropomidae
Genus: Chanda
Species: C. ranga
Morphological description:
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Elongate glass-perchlet: Chanda nama
Synonyms:
Chanda nama: Hamilton, 1822; Rahman, 1974; Bhuiyan, 1964.
Ambasssis nama: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Ahmad, N. 1943; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.
Common name: Elongate glass-perchlet (English name).
Bangla name: Chanda, Nama chanda.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centropomidae
Genus: Chanda
Species: C. nama
Morphological description:
Body is strongly compressed …read more
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Common pony fish: Leiognathus equulus
Synonyms:
Equula edentula: Day, 1878; Day, 1889.
Scomber equula Forskal, 1775.
Leiognathus equulus: Weber and de Beaufort, 1931; Munro, 1955.
Common name: Common pony fish (English).
Bangla name: Tak chanda, Tak mach, Taka chanda.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordara
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Leiognathidae
Genus: Leiognathus
Species: L. equulus
Morphological description:
Body is deeply compressed. …read more
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